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The doll - which costs around US$120 - had received "love and hate" responses, said Howard Cheung, founder of toy maker Dragon in Dream (DiD).

"This one definitely had more feedback and interest than the others," he told AFP.

DiD is displaying a prototype of the doll in Hong Kong toy shop Seven and has taken a total 300 pre-orders so far, including online from the US.

There is a thriving toy collecting scene in Hong Kong and the Trump doll stands among an array of other models in the shop, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Star Wars figures and a replica of Hitler.

Store manager Monita Chan said the toy had received an "enthusiastic" response, with 50 pre-orders through the shop alone.

"Maybe they like Trump's aggressive style - it's been quite popular," she said.

One customer told AFP he had pre-ordered the doll to add to his collection of miniature historic figures, which includes Napoleon, Hitler and Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

"I think anybody's better than Hillary Clinton, including Donald Trump," said the customer, a Hong Konger in his 30s who gave his name as Joe.